Linux kernel 4.7 is the most stable and advanced kernel branch, and only a few GNU/Linux distributions have adopted since its launch on July 24, 2016. It’s still marked as “mainline” not “stable” or “longterm” on the kernel.org website, which means that it didn’t receive a maintenance update at the moment of writing this article.
As for its new features, Linux kernel 4.7 comes with an updated AMDGPU graphics driver with support for AMD Radeon RX 480 GPUs, LoadPin, a brand new security module that ensures all modules loaded by the kernel originate from the same filesystem, and support for upgrading firmware using the EFI “Capsule” mechanism.
Linux kernel 4.7 also marks the sync_file fencing mechanism used in the Android mobile operating system as stable and ready for production, implements support for generating virtual USB Device Controllers in USB/IP, supports parallel directory lookups, and introduces the “schedutil” frequency governor, which is faster and more accurate than the current ones.
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/arch-linux-is-now-officially-powered-by-linux-kernel-4-7-update-your-systems-507224.shtml
Submitted by: Arnfried Walbrecht
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